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My understanding solidified around this take:

Masks are great to slow the spread of the virus. So if you have a big wedding party coming up you might want to wear a mask in the subway in the weeks before your big day.

But: Masks won't save you from the disease in the long term. There's no way you can escape viral respiratory infections in our society.




> Masks won't save you from the disease in the long term.

Bullshit. 4 years and counting. Understanding your respiratory PPE and utilizing it correctly is a wonderful thing.


Hi there. You’ve left 21 comments about Covid and vaccines in the last three hours, now you’re cussing people out and it’s time to turn your phone off and go to bed.


5 actually, 3 of those replying to followups to earlier posts. I'm not obligated to display patience with misinformation. Did you have anything factual you wanted to contribute here?




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